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CVE-2018-14933

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2024-12-18 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel.

  • Published2018-08-04
  • WeaknessCWE-78

Am I affected?

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Description

upgrade_handle.php on NUUO NVRmini devices allows Remote Command Execution via shell metacharacters in the uploaddir parameter for a writeuploaddir command.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-08-0419:29CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2019-02-11Exploit-DB entryExploit-DB
  3. 2024-12-18Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  4. 2024-12-18Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  5. 2024-12-18Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  6. 2024-12-2104:56SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2018-14933?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD
Nuuo nvrmini firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
2016.x= 2016no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. CISA’s required action: The impacted product is end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue utilization of the product.due 2025-01-08

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-46340
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
1 moduleexploit/multi/http/nuuo_nvrmini_upgrade_rcerank: excellentModule metadata: Metasploit Framework, © Rapid7, Inc., BSD-3-Clause.
Metasploit Framework

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2024-12-18
Patch Due Date
2025-01-08
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Required Action
The impacted product is end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue utilization of the product.

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2018-08-04
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-xqgh-qj2v-fjfx

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-14933?

upgrade_handle.php on NUUO NVRmini devices allows Remote Command Execution via shell metacharacters in the uploaddir parameter for a writeuploaddir command.

Is CVE-2018-14933 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2018-14933 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2025-01-08.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-14933?

CVE-2018-14933 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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